Custom homes in The Trails of Horseshoe Bay
Three hundred ninety gated acres on the west side of Horseshoe Bay, most of it left as a wildlife preserve with four miles of trails, a thirty-acre equestrian center and a private marina on Lake LBJ. Homesites run from patio size to five acres and more, and the newest phase has the largest, most private tracts.
Horses, a marina, and five-acre tracts on Lake LBJ.
The Trails is about 45 miles northwest of Austin in Llano County. Three hundred of its 390 acres are preserve and trail, so the homesites sit among open land rather than each other. The equestrian center has stalls for owners on the larger-acreage phases, and the marina has covered slips, some deeded with specific lots.
The community is gated with a POA that funds the equestrian center, marina, clubhouse and trails. Design review runs through the community's own guidelines, set by Dick Clark + Associates in a style they call Modern Texas Vernacular, with a review checklist and architectural agreement.
Phase 4 is releasing now with the largest tracts. Water, sewer and power are available at the lots. Llano ISD is the district.
Building in The Trails
Modern Texas Vernacular is close to how we build already: stone, board and batten, standing-seam metal, deep porches. Our Matthew and Luke plans fit the guideline almost as drawn. On a five-acre tract we have room for a barn, a shop or a guest house without crowding the main house, and we plan those together from the start.
The larger phases allow horses, so we'll design the site around the barn and the paddock as well as the house. Slope toward the lake is common here, and we set the house for the water view before anything else.
Plans that fit a lot in The Trails.
All of our plans work on the lots here. These three are the ones we'd show first.
Romans
3,974 sq ft · 4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2 story
U-shaped around a courtyard pool. The primary suite has its own wing and an outdoor shower.
Fits from 0.5 acreView plan
Mark
4,503 sq ft · 4 bd · 4.5 ba · 1 story
Theater, gym, game room and guest suite on one level, with covered porches along the whole back.
Fits from 0.75 acreView plan
Luke
4,358 sq ft · 4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2 story
Primary suite, study and guest suite downstairs. Summer kitchen and pool bath off the back porches.
Fits from 0.5 acreView planWhat building here with us looks like.
The same process we use everywhere, with what's specific to The Trails handled up front.
We walk the lot first.
Slope, trees, the view corridor, where the driveway can enter, where the utilities come in. We do this before drawing anything so the plan fits the land instead of getting squeezed onto it.
We run the review packet.
Elevations, materials, the site plan, septic where it applies. Where there's an architectural committee we prepare and submit it, and the final contract price waits until it's approved.
One person to call.
A milestone schedule you can follow and a single point of contact for the whole build. See the eight steps.
Questions about The Trails.
Can I bring my own builder to The Trails?
The community uses architectural guidelines and a review process rather than a builder list, and outside custom builders build here. We'll confirm the current process with the POA before you commit.
Can I keep horses?
Yes, on the larger-acreage phases, with stalls at the community equestrian center. Ask us which phase you're looking at and we'll plan the site around it.
Are there boat slips?
The private marina has covered slips. Some homesites come with a deeded slip; others lease one from the community.
Is there a required architectural style?
The guidelines call for Modern Texas Vernacular: stone, wood, metal roofs, deep porches. It's close to how we build, and we design the packet to it.
Thinking about building in The Trails?
Send us a note. We'll get back to you the same day with what it costs to build our plans on a lot in The Trails, and a time to walk one together.
The Trails of Horseshoe Bay
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